Across
- 5. false or malicious statement made to ruin someone's reputation
- 6. hopelessly bad
- 7. reprimand severely
- 8. a lack , scarcity
- 11. disagreeable to deal with
- 13. fortified place
- 14. caustic , sharply pungent
- 15. a flamboyant deceiver
- 16. informal , conversational style
- 17. known only by a select few with special knowledge
- 18. dexterous , nimble , skilful
Down
- 1. to deceive with charm
- 2. keen discretion or perception
- 3. to attack
- 4. to reduce in degree or intensity
- 5. done in secret
- 6. working diligently
- 9. things seen beyond normal human vision
- 10. quarrelsome
- 11. purgative
- 12. something that gives support
- 15. to persuade using flattery